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Vampyromorphida
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Vampyromorphida is an order of cephalopods within class Cephalopoda, superorder Octopodiformes, comprising a single known extant species, the vampire squid, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, along with many extinct taxa spanning multiple suborders and a fossil record reaching back to the Jurassic. The living species somewhat resembles an octopus, its closest relative, but carries distinctive webbed arms and cirri-like projections, and it inhabits deep-sea conditions, occupying a competition-free niche where few predators or competitors can follow.
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